Police have arrested two teenagers they say opened fire on a woman and her 7-year-old daughter as the two were walking in the Hollygrove neighborhood with a man thought to be the target of the attack. A third suspect remains at large, New Orleans police announced early Friday.

Cornell
Williams, 19, and Shannon Cooks, 18, were jailed on two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of
aggravated assault after a tip from a concerned citizen helped break the case, New Orleans police spokesman Officer Frank Robertson said. Authorities are searching for a third shooter, identified as 19-year-old
Kendal Marcelin, who is considered armed and dangerous.

Bullets struck the woman, 31, in the stomach and both legs, and her daughter was struck in the cheek before they both collapsed on the edge of Airline Drive after gunfire erupted around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 3), snarling traffic on the busy thoroughfare during rush-hour. The man police say was the target of the shooting escaped unharmed.

The woman and child are in stable condition at an area hospital.

Initial reports indicated witnesses saw the victims running away from gunmen across the railroad tracks under the Palmetto Street overpass. Nearly
a dozen bullet casings were recovered from the scene as police conducted their
investigation.

After police got the tip about the two suspects, Williams' mother took him to the 2nd District Police Station, Robertson said. U.S. marshals arrested Cooks at home in the 8700 block of Apricot Street.

Police said both teenagers gave statements admitting to their involvement in the shooting.

Marcelin
has an extensive criminal record including arrests on charges of murder, drug possession and armed robbery, police said. Charges against Marcelin in connection with the April 2012 murder of Noland Stansberry in Algiers were dropped, according to court records. He faces charges of two counts of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the Hollygrove shooting.

Authorities
ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of Kendal Marcelin to call 911
or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1.877. 903.7867.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated one of the charges Kendal Marcelin faces. He is wanted on two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault.